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Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals
Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
3343 imageBaton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine (11X2). Large even margins with part of sheet margin at bottom, rich colors, neat Baton Rouge circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, one of the finest off-cover examples of this provisional extant (Image) 1,250.00 1,900.00
3344 c imageGreensboro N.C., 10c Red entire (32XU1). Clear strike on cover with matching "Greensboro N.C. Nov. 24" circular datestamp to Swift Island N.C., ms. "O.B." at top left and docketed "Bill of Sales of Negros - keep in this envelope", missing part of top flap and small repair affecting provisional marking, some slight wear, Very Fine appearance, scarce, only nine are recorded (Image) 1,250.00 1,100.00
3345 c imageHouston Tex., 5c Red entire (40XU1). Readable strike at left of yellow cover to Pine Hill Tex., "Houston Tex. Feb. 5, 1862" circular datestamp, ms. "Rose Hill Tex. 6 Feby. 1862 forwarded and missent" at top, with original masonic-related enclosure, Fine, late and unusual "Missent and Forwarded" use of the Houston provisional (Image) E. 750-1,000 500.00
3346 imageNashville Tenn., 5c Violet Brown, Vertical Tete-Beche Pair (61X5a). Large margins to clear incl. sheet margin on one side, rich color on bright paper, neat pen cancel leaves designs clearly visible

VERY FINE. ONE OF ONLY THREE OR FOUR RECORDED TETE-BECHE PAIRS OF THE NASHVILLE 5-CENT VIOLET BROWN PROVISIONAL.

Ex Emerson, Caspary, Hessel and Dukeshire. This is the first example of 61X5a we have offered in over ten years. (Image)

2,500.00 4,250.00
3347 c imagePetersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Large margins to just touched incl. sheet margin at top, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Feb. 5" circular datestamp on gold Commission Merchants and Grocers corner card cover to Ridgeway S.C., few scuffs affect address panel, lightly dampstained, otherwise Very Fine, our records contain only four examples used on corner card covers (Image) 2,000.00 850.00
3348 c imageSpartanburg S.C., 5c Black (78X1). Cut circular as usual, tied by clearly struck "Paid" cancel, "Spartanburg S.C. Sep. 16, 1861" double-circle datestamp on red and blue 7-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic cover to Patterson P.O. S.C.

VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE SPARTANBURG S.C. 5-CENT POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON A PATRIOTIC COVER. ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF CONFEDERATE PHILATELY.

Ex Ferrary and Clapp. (Image)

30,000.00 21,000.00
3349 imageSpartanburg S.C., 5c Black (78X1). Square margins, full to large margins, sharp strikes of double-circle and "5" rate handstamps, neat "Pa(id)" cancel at right

EXTREMELY FINE. BELIEVED TO BE THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE SPARTANBURG S.C. 5-CENT (ON WHITE) POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL, ON OR OFF COVER.

We know of only one other cut-square example of the 5c 78X1 provisional, a stained and defective copy on cover. There is also a cut-square copy of 78X3 on cover, ex Caspary.

Ex Caspary. With 1956 P.F. certificate. (Image)

3,500.00 8,000.00
3350 c imageSpartanburg S.C., 5c Black on Bluish (78X2). Cut to shape, part of stamp missing (most likely prior to use), tied by neat "Paid" cancel, "Spartanburg S.C. Sep. 2, 1861" double-circle datestamp on cover to "Company IE Spartan Rifles, 5th Palmetto Regt. So. Sar. Volunteers, Col. M. Jenkins Commander, Tudor Hall Near Manassas Junction Virginia", missing top flap

THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT SPARTANBURG PROVISIONAL ON BLUISH PAPER, ON OR OFF COVER.

According to Dietz, a second type of 5c provisional was produced, with a smaller and thicker "5". It is known on blue paper with horizontal ruled lines and on brown wove paper. Our records contain only one example of each, both ex Caspary.

Ex Emerson and Caspary. (Image)

15,000.00 9,500.00

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